Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] he for some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother could not be traced , but the tiny corpse was recognised by a lady who had looked after him for some time , before she , as many others , had done before her , had innocently replied to Mrs Dyer 's advertisement , disguised by the nom de plume Mrs Thomas . |
| 2 | In October , Hopper married Michelle Phillips who had been living with him for some months . |
| 3 | When she looked back at Mick she allowed her gaze to rest on him for some seconds before she answered , ‘ Of course I know who it is . |
| 4 | She had not seen her nearest ‘ big house ’ neighbour , though she had been hearing about him for some time . |
| 5 | I looked toward him for some answer to my curiosity but his eyes were expressionless . |
| 6 | Her face was on a level with his ; she stared at him for some seconds before she said quietly , ‘ You need n't be concerned that you might have started something ; I 've got no ideas that way . |
| 7 | He looked around him for some sort of weapon , backing off as Duvall walked slowly towards him . |